Micro Mosquito 3.0
OK, so it’s a toy but a cool toy and one that will help you hone your piloting skills without leaving the safety of the helipad.
The Mosquito 3.0 is one mean machine that will happily buzz around your living room for up to seven full minutes from half an hour of charging. With glowing red LED eyes and six spindly legs, it’s no bigger than your palm but is easy to control and immensely manoeuvrable. Featuring cutting-edge technology, it has a twin coaxial rotor which ensures smooth and stable operation and exact forward and reverse control.
A helicopter launch pad acts as the charger and the controls are so precise that you could take off and land it from your hand. It has full function three-channel digital radio control and portable charger and requires a 9v battery for the transmitter and 6 x C cell batteries for the charger. What’s more, the Mosquito 3.0 doesn’t bite and it could represent the most fun you’ve had indoors for a long time.
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Nike Total T90 Ascente EPL
With football back on the screen again, the official Premier League football for 2009/10, the T90 Ascente is on the market for any would-be Rooneys and Torres to kick around the living room whilst watching TV.
No other football will be used on the pitch this season and the white and royal blue football has received unprecedented attention, being designed, engineered and put through its paces in wind tunnels and labs until manufacturers are satisfied that it beats any other on the planet for accuracy and velocity.
With a micro-textured surface equalizing airflow and a three-layered premium construction to maximise range and speed, its perfect 360 degree sweet spot is designed to give consistency and faultless performance. Made out of Polyester Support Fabric it’s stable and durable and is available in Size 5.
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Brendan Benson Release Date
Brendan Benson is a US rock musician and songwriter and has been writing and performing since the early ’90s. He is a member of the band The Ranconteurs and since 1996 has released 3 solo albums.
My Old, Familiar Friend is his fourth studio album to be released this month. He started writing for the album in 2007 and gradually all 11 tracks have come together, produced by Gill Norton who is known for his work with bands such as Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen and the Foo Fighters. Brendan will be backed by the Features on some of the tracks.
My Old, Familiar Friend is released through ATO Records on 31st August.
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Noah and the Whale Release Date
British indie-folk band, Noah and the Whale formed in 2006 and are about to release their second studio album, The First Days of Spring.
There will be a standard cd edition and also a deluxe edition featuring the film by the same name. The film trailer is available on the band’s official website. Reviews for the album have been excellent with 4-stars in both Q Magazine and The Guardian who say of the album:
“This is a beautiful album. Moving rather than maudlin, uplifting rather than depressing.”
The band play a whole host of dates around the UK and Europe throughout the autumn and The First Days of Spring is released through Cherrytree Records on 31st August.
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Neil Finn Release Date
The 7 Worlds Collide lineup originally formed in 2001 with the release of a live recording taken from a series of five shows from April 2, 2001 to April 6, 2001 with Neil Finn & Friends. Featured guest musicians were Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Lisa Germano, Sebastian Steinberg, Johnny Marr, Tim Finn, Betchadupa and New Zealand originated musicians and members of Radiohead.
In December of 2008 the 7 Worlds Collide group returned to record a charity album for Oxfam in Neil’s Roundhead Studios and most of the original members featured and were joined by Jeff Tweedy and three other members of Wilco, KT Tunstall, and notable New Zealand songwriters Don McGlashan and Bic Runga. The resulting new album, The Sun Came Out, will be available as a single CD or as a 2CD ‘deluxe’ edition and will be released in the UK on 31st August.
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Municipal Waste Release Date
Municipal Waste are a US thrash metal band with a hardcore of loyal fans. Their fourth studio album, Massive Aggressive is released this September on Earache Records. Previous releases are Waste ‘em All, Hazardous Mutation and The Art of Partying. They’ve currently been touring Europe and are soon to appear at the following UK dates:
14.08.09 Derby, UK - Bloodstock Festival
28.08.09 Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival
29.08.09 Reading, UK - Reading Festival
30.08.09 Dynamo Festival
They go on then to perform all across Europe including Germany, Greece, Portugal and Finland.
Massive Agressive is released on 25th August.
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Calvin Harris Release Date
Calvin Harris is a Scottish electropop/dance musician and producer. He rose to notoriety after being spotted by Kylie Minogue in 2007 who asked him to come and co-write and produce for her on her album “X”.
He collaborated and performed with UK rapper, Dizzee Rascal on his 2008 single “Dance With Me” and is currently working with Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
His new album, Ready for the Weekend, his second studio album, features the number one single “I’m Not Alone” which was released in April this year first on digital download where it went straight in at number one and then on physical format, keeping it in the top spot for another week.
Ready for the Weekend is released on 17th August followed by a lengthy UK tour later in the Autumn.
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Microsoft Zune HD
Cheaper than the iPod, the Zune HD contains a Tegra chip, making it super speedy. It’s also the first portable media player that combines a 3.3 inch, 480×272 OLED screen with touch controls, built-in HD radio receiver, high definition video output capabilities, Wi Fi and an IE-based customized browser. Users will be able to stream and download music and videos from the Zune Marketplace – Microsoft’s music and entertainment service.
Storage capacities of the Zune HD are 16GB and it’s available in five colours, two of which are black and platinum, with large thumbnails and easy access. There’s no news yet of a UK release but rest assured, we’ll let you know as soon as we hear anything.
Monitor Audio Airstream 10
Here’s a revolutionary radio that was designed in Britain.
If you’re tired of listening to mainstream stations all the time, the Monitor Audio Airstream 10 not only possesses a unique and beautiful shape, it’s also opens up entirely different worlds of broadcasting. With user-friendly controls, it uses Wi-Fi technology to access over 15,000 Internet radio stations, podcasts and music services all over the globe, plus your own music files downloaded on to your home network.
The DAB technology transmits digitally and results in a higher quality audio sound without the interference crackles and hisses that you often get with other systems. The sheer variety of radio stations you can access is phenomenal – you simply search by name, location or genre and the broadcasting information is shown on the clear black and white LED display. You don’t even have to have the computer switched on as the Monitor Audio can connect through your router and if you don’t have a router, an Ethernet cable is supplied to link the Monitor Airstream up with a standard router. With touch sensitive buttons, and ergonomic, clear control dial, browsing the menus is a simple task.
Technology apart, the Monitor Audio is actually a very attractive piece of design with a real wood veneer and low resonance, high-quality aluminium shell. It has both a contemporary and a retro feel to it so it’s at home in any environment. A unique factor is that you can either stand it upright with the controls on top or on its side with the controls facing the front, meaning that it can be positioned on shelves, near a wall or on a bedside table.
Philips Black Digital Voice Tracer
With up to 33 hours of recording time, this Digital Voice Tracer is a stylish and handy personal organiser. Small enough to fit into a pocket or bag, its attractive, lightweight casing features ergonomic design.
You can use it to record notes, use for dictation or play back your favourite music. A large graphical, backlit display gives you an overview of important file information at a glance. With a 512 MB flash memory, files are organised within four folders and can be downloaded speedily onto a PC. Adjustable microphone sensitivity means that recordings can be taken from both foreground and background. The large front speaker ensures a high quality, clearer reproduction and you can mark a specific point in the recording or playback to facilitate an easy return.
As recordings are only activated by voice, there is no wasted memory. There’s also a slow and fast playback and indicators let you know when the end of memory has been reached. Compatible with WMA and MP3 music formats, you can playback your music collection and download songs to your heart’s content.
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